Daily BirthdaysMeryl Streep Forum
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| by cob I am a 58 year old male and I love movies as much as anyone but I just don't understand why most everyone (including my own wife) seems to think that Meryl Streep is one of the great actresses’ of our time. Sorry, I don’t see it. I have watched many other actresses’ better than Meryl Streep in movies. Someone here mentioned Jessica Lang; I have to say that I agree with their opinion that Lang is a much better actress than Streep and there are many more actresses that I enjoy, but I am not going to name more names. Meryl Streep just seems to be a rather ordinary actress in my opinion. I am not a professional film critic just an average male who has always enjoyed movies ever since I can remember. To me, there is nothing that really stands out with me about Meryl Streep and her acting. Can someone tell me what is all the fuss about her as such a great actress, and calling her a movie legend? I am sorry I don’t see it, what am I missing? I have seen quite a few of her movies over the years and I can’t think of one that I would want to watch again. If I see one of her movies being rerun on TV when I am flipping channels with my remote, I keep flipping channels. Yes, I know that she has won a couple of Oscars and that she has been nominated for many more but I have never been able to get into most of her movies that I have seen her in; she just doesn't do it for me as an actress. She is not really that attractive as a woman, not a woman that I would say is beautiful. I saw her tonight on David Letterman promoting her new movie Mama Mia; a musical featuring ABBA’s music with her and Pierce Brosnan singing. I thought that she came off as kind of phoney even though Letterman (who I do like) fawned over her. For what it is worth (and I realize, nothing) I never liked the music of ABBA either; their music always irritated me when ever I heard it on the radio back in the day it was popular. Now I see people on TV going gaga over Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan singing ABBA's music. Yes I heard Mama Mia was a hit Broadway show but why do it as a movie? More money for the producer I suspect and for ABBA too. I will definitely pass on Mama Mia and go see the new Batman movie that my wife wants to see this weekend. For those who think that I am a Meryl hater, I am not. I just don't understand the hype over her and her acting and I never have understood people’s fascination with her; just my two cents and my opinion which is not really worth anything to Hollywood. Comment on this... |
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| by tony -kuwait city Oh my God!! Meryl Streep Amazing actress in Al the World, I love her in All The movies . She's a legend ! Comment on this... |
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| by Kasey Uuuhhh, yea......so to the Meryl Haters, ummm the reason you seem to hate her is because you think she's a bad actress? tell that to her 15 oscar nods, tell that to her 2 oscar wins, most people ar lucky to win once. Comment on this... |
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| by emma i used to think she was a great actress. back in the early 90's i took quite a few film/acting courses at unc-chapel hill and every professor there SLAYED meryl streep. they said she was the worst actress ever and that her dad got her put on the cover of time magazine and got her connections and her career took off from there. they said she was NEVER actually a character. she was all posturing, pontificating, and affectations. they couldn't believe how highly regarded she was and they also despised winona ryder. but i was shocked about the meryl hatred. noone from the theater takes her seriously. they see her as an overrated windbag who somehow has fooled everyone. Comment on this... |
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| by agneta she's so pretty,i love Meryl**;))) Comment on this... | ||||
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| by Jaimee Stewart Meryl Streep is cool. Comment on this... |
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| by Sue Hey guys, do you know if this Meryl-website is really down? I can't get access to it. Would be a real pity if it was closed. http://www.simplystreep.com/ Sue Comment on this... |
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| by TerryGilliamFan These are great arguments but I'm just getting a headache reading like this. By the way Jessica rules. Comment on this... |
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| by anitaas Meryl Streep has to be the most overrated actress of the 20th century. Her acting is totally fake, mechanical, full of the same attention-hungry scenery chewing and irritating little mannerisms. People say "Oh she's so great", "Oh she can do any accent", yeah right, all she really does is The Meryl Show in one film after another. She's always crying, giving these fake nervous laughs, wiping her big pointy nose – she just never stops acting for one minute. Wasn't it Cher who said that Streep is an acting machine in the same way that a shark is a killing machine? I agree with her, and NOT in a complimentary way. Typical of Hollywood to keep giving her Oscar nominations year after year – they always think MORE acting equals better acting. She's actually getting worse as she gets older, she was sooooo annoying in The Hours and The Manchurian Candidate. And whenever she tries to do comedy, a little part of me dies inside Comment on this... |
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| by The Captain i think if you are a die hard jessica lange fan then you are most likely to hate meryl streep. this argument are on forums are everywhere. personally im a diehard jessica lange fan and you know what...i ha/te meryl streep. i think we should continue this argument since its such a popular one. its a lot better than streeps lo ser fans who just su/ck up to her and tell her how great she is. yes, she is overrated, no one can argue with that other than her blind loyal fans but in my opinion shes not even an actress. she lacks any real emotion. when ever i see her in a serious movie i just dont get it. shes not fasinating at all or even likable for that matter. sure shes sweet and kind...blah blah blah. thats just her brainwashing you all to make you like her, then you start going on about how great she is not because of her talent but her personality. frankly, i think her personality stinks. her kind attitude is almost as foney as a her acting ability. her fans need to get over themselves and worship an actress who is a good role model and is actually talented. i mean she should at least stay in shape for all her fans. no, she just keeps the fried chicken cumming doesn't she. even her own son is embrassed about her weight. also her daughter is an actress too and shes even worse than her mother. like mother like daughter they say. i've seen much of her movies over the years, giving her a chance to 'wow' me but there just isn't anything there. she has no presence nor charisma yet shes supposed to be this goddess of acting. give me a f//king break. don't worry i will not go on about jessica lange like the previous posts. i think her talent says more than words. anyone who doesn't see that jessica lange is a better actress than meryl streep is a complete fool. i feel sorry for all of streeps fans who actually buy into faulse praise. get a friggin life why dont you. Comment on this... |
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